Boychuk was waved remember? At least someone traded for Tangradi. A 7th rnd pick yes, but Shero's got plenty of history of giving players away so that they have an opportunity to play elsewhere. What that says is maybe not what you think it says. Anyways, you're just providing more evidence for SNTS.

pcm wrote:Boychuk was waved remember? At least someone traded for Tangradi. A 7th rnd pick yes, but Shero's got plenty of history of giving players away so that they have an opportunity to play elsewhere. What that says is maybe not what you think it says. Anyways, you're just providing more evidence for SNTS.

Boychuk wasn't waived because Carolina didn't want him. They waived him because they wanted him to get PT in the A. Rutherford pretty much said he didn't expect Boychuk to get claimed. Had he known it, he would've tried to trade him.

Digitalgypsy66 wrote:It's like an extended test drive - you give it back when you're done. No harm, no foul, no long term commitment. Beautiful.

Actually, didn't claiming Boychuck kind of force the movement of Lovejoy? I can't remember now. But the logjam at defense would exist regardless and the Lovejoy move was just as more for the player's benefit than anything else.

Oh wait, I thought I was simply a Boychuk "hater" here when he was acquired, at least from all the howls I saw when I stated he was a "nothing" player in Carolina and wouldn't do crap here either.

Boychuck is a scrub. Carolina dumped him because HE SUCKS. Pens are waiving him because after the initial rush of a new opportunity with a new team for a handful of games, he showed that HE SUCKS and brings a whole lot of nothing to the ice.

brwi wrote:Oh wait, I thought I was simply a Boychuk "hater" here when he was acquired, at least from all the howls I saw when I stated he was a "nothing" player in Carolina and wouldn't do crap here either.

Boychuck is a scrub. Carolina dumped him because HE SUCKS. Pens are waiving him because after the initial rush of a new opportunity with a new team for a handful of games, he showed that HE SUCKS and brings a whole lot of nothing to the ice.

the boychuk phenomenon certainly didn't do anything for LGP's "shiny new toy" syndrome

DelPen wrote:It's a shame, Boychuk is a better hockey player than Kennedy who amazingly is still in the lineup.

He's not anywhere close to being as good as TK and TK is struggling mightily these days. At least Kennedy has shown he can take a regular shift in the NHL and be productive. Boychuk has never shown anything.

DelPen wrote:It's a shame, Boychuk is a better hockey player than Kennedy who amazingly is still in the lineup.

He's not anywhere close to being as good as TK and TK is struggling mightily these days. At least Kennedy has shown he can take a regular shift in the NHL and be productive. Boychuk has never shown anything.

This is correct. I'd take TK in the lineup over Boychuk at least 9 times out of 10. And I full well realize TK isn't playing his best hockey this year, which isn't fully his fault either...

Minard drop passed on a breakaway and was sent down after that game, never to be seen in a Pens jersey again. I'll never forget him doing that. If there's one sign that someone just doesn't belong in the NHL, that's it.

Boychuk stinks. He actually looked pretty good at first but I think a lot of that was just in comparison to Tangradi. Boychuk at least resembles a real NHL player. But the amount of games and the opportunities he had without any points, doesn't cut it. Again, look at Bennett in a similar situation and he's actually come through a little bit.